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Category Archives: Animals
Wild Rose Pass
A Valentine Ghost Story This post is an excerpt of an article I wrote about nine years ago and I cannot believe I haven’t posted it at Nature is Nurture before now. I suppose the theme is a little more … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Birds, Interesting Facts/Thoughts, Plants, Seasons, Travel
Tagged Alice of Fort Davis, auodads, Fort Davis National Historical Site, Fort Davis;, Ghost Story, highway memorials, Indian Lodge, javelinas, Limpia Creek, Marfa, McDonald Observatory, Roses, Super Bowl, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Valentine Ghost Story, Valentine’s Day, West Texas, West Texas Lore, Wild Rose Pass
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Call of the Crows
The call of the crows can very well be a warning that predators are approaching. Continue reading
What to Expect When Your A/C Goes Out in 100+ Temps
Hopefully this is a somewhat humorous and enlightening post regarding what I’ve learned firsthand this week living without air conditioning. We live in Texas, it is mid-July, and the daily temps, unfortunately, have reached 107+ every day this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Houseplants, Humor, Insects, Pets, Plants, Seasons, Uncategorized, Weather
Tagged 100 Degree Temperatures, 109 degrees, blooming basil, cicada killer hornet, cicada killer wasp, extreme temperatures, gardening tips for extreme heat, heatwave, hot weather, houseplants and no A/C, Humor in Heat, July in Texas, keeping cool, native plants, no A/C, No A/C Diet, no air conditioning, Over 100 degree temperatures, Pets and Plants in Extreme Heat, portable A/C, sun scald, surviving no air conditioning, surviving no airconditioning, Texas in July
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Deer Resistant Gardening
Recently my husband and I took a quick weekend trip to East Texas to get a glimpse of what retirement might look like should we choose the area. If you haven’t had the pleasure of visiting the piney woods of … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Landscape/Gardening Decor, Plants
Tagged Autumn Sage, Cape Honeysuckle, chives, daffodil, deer, deer resistant, dianthus, gardening with wildlife, garlic, iris, lamb's ear, lantana, lavender, marigold, onion, petunias, root crops, rosemary, sage, verbena
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Non-Toxic Houseplants
This post is a quick turnaround response to my former article entitled, Houseplants to Brighten Your Winter. You see, as a person who enjoys and respects all forms of nature, especially our children and pets, it was reasonably assumed I featured only … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Houseplants, Pets, Plants
Tagged african violets, areca palm, boston fern, bromeliad, Christmas Cactus, hanging baskets, horticultural oil, houseplants, houseplants and kids, houseplants and pets, Houseplants that bloom, mealy bugs, neem oil, non-toxic houseplants, rainforest houseplants, spider mites, spider plant, spiderettes, terrarium
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Cat Grass
Since most of us are in the midst of winter and our lawns are yellow, brown or bare, our outdoor and indoor/outdoor cats may not have much greenery to partake of. While the jury is out regarding the benefits of … Continue reading
A Dog Named Chumpie
Originally published early January 2012 There is a little white dog with reddish-brown spots that lives, unfenced, two doors down from my mom (about 6 acres away). He probably isn’t full bred, but he definitely has a lot of Bud … Continue reading